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Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335); utcheensis: Named for its type locality, Utchee Creek, and for its history in the aquarium trade of the creek..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة. Tropical
Oceania: Australia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 44137)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 6 - 8; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 10 - 12; شوكة شرجية: 1; أشعه شرجية لينه: 16 - 20. This species has a distinct colour pattern with a blue-black mid-lateral band and orange margins on vertical rows (Ref. 44137).
This species is found in moderate to fast flowing water, in sections of stream with deep pools separated by short runs; its substrate consists of cobbles and boulders with little fine sediment. Reported to be co-oocurring frequently with purple spotted gudgeons (Mogurnda adspersa), long finned eels (Anguilla reinhardtii) and less commonly with blue-eyes (Psuedomugil signifer), roman nosed gobbies (Awaous acritosis), swamp eels (Ophisternon sp.), grunters (Hephaestus sp.) and exotic guppies (Poecilia reticulata)(Ref. 44137).
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Maturities | التكاثر | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
McGuigan, K.L., 2001. An addition to the rainbow (Melanotaeniidae) fauna of north Queensland. Mem. Queensl. Mus. 46(2):647-655. (Ref. 44137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
في خطر (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 15 February 2019
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (Ref.
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).